North Carolina is one of the states to which older people are flocking, drawn in part by its charm, natural beauty and low living costs. But North Carolina’s rapidly aging population also poses significant challenges “that point towards what’s ahead…
Congress just began its long August recess without approving a single regular spending bill for Fiscal 2015, now less than two months away. While that’s troubling enough, lawmakers this summer have continued to neglect the nation’s long-term fiscal difficulties as…
On Thursday President Obama is scheduled to sign “emergency” spending legislation on health care for veterans that will unfortunately add an estimated $10 billion to the deficit over the next decade.The House and Senate passed the measure last week after…
The Medicare and Social Security trustees warned again Monday that Congress must act soon to make the programs more sustainable.In their 2014 report, the trustees said they were most immediately concerned about Social Security’s Disability Insurance program, which under current…
